CRITERION (criteria)
Dictionary entry overview: What does criterion mean?
• CRITERION (noun)
The noun CRITERION has 2 senses:
1. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
2. the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
Familiarity information: CRITERION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CRITERION (noun)
Meaning:
A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
criterion; standard; touchstone; measure
Context examples:
the schools comply with federal standards / they set the measure for all subsequent work
Hypernyms ("criterion" is a kind of...):
point of reference; reference; reference point (an indicator that orients you generally)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "criterion"):
baseline (an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared)
gauge; standard of measurement (accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared)
graduated table; ordered series; scale; scale of measurement (an ordered reference standard)
medium of exchange; monetary system (anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region)
yardstick (a measure or standard used for comparison)
procrustean bed; procrustean rule; procrustean standard (a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality)
GPA; grade point average (a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted)
earned run average; ERA ((baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched)
benchmark (a standard by which something can be measured or judged)
norm (a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical)
Meaning:
The ideal in terms of which something can be judged
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
criterion; standard
Context example:
they live by the standards of their community
Hypernyms ("criterion" is a kind of...):
ideal (the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "criterion"):
control; control condition (a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment)
design criteria (criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device)
